Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving nucleic acid
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-23
2005-08-23
Horlick, Kenneth R. (Department: 1637)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving nucleic acid
C435S091200, C536S024300, C536S024330
Reexamination Certificate
active
06933121
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides improved methods for amplifying a nucleic acid molecule. More specifically, the invention provides methods for nucleic acid amplification which use primers having equivalent priming efficiency.
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Rashtchian Ayoub
Schuster David M.
Horlick Kenneth R.
Invitrogen Corporation
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
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